GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke Resigns Amid AI Integration with Microsoft CoreAI

Thomas Dohmke announced he will step down as CEO of Microsoft-owned GitHub by the end of 2025 to return to his entrepreneurial roots and start a new venture. Microsoft will not appoint a new CEO for GitHub; instead, the platform will be integrated into Microsoft's CoreAI team, led by Jay Parikh, aligning GitHub more closely with Microsoft's AI strategy. Under Dohmke's leadership, GitHub expanded globally, doubled AI-driven projects, and grew its developer base to over 150 million, with India emerging as a significant market. Dohmke emphasized that AI will not replace developers but will create new opportunities, predicting a "new gold rush of software" driven by AI-powered development. GitHub faces increasing competition from other AI coding tool providers like Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI, but remains central to Microsoft's developer-focused AI initiatives. Dohmke expressed gratitude to Microsoft leadership and highlighted GitHub Copilot's transformative impact on software development as a milestone of his tenure.